The video takes us to ancient times; Li Er transforms into the Tongtian Emperor of Shu Han.

"them?"

Huangfu Song glanced at the elite troops below the city wall.

He really wanted to know what kind of willpower could transform these eight thousand people within half a month, making them feel like they had been reborn!

"If, after asking, I still refuse to surrender, may the Overlord grant me death?"

Huangfu Song thought for a moment and asked.

"If you insist on doing things your own way, I will not force you."

Xiang Yu snorted coldly.

What a pedantic person!

If he hadn't been so desperate for a suitable person, why would he have put so much effort into this one?

He raised his hand, and people on both sides stepped forward to untie Huangfu Song.

"Thank you, Overlord. I will consider it carefully."

Huangfu Song stood up and bowed deeply.

Regardless of whether his own thoughts changed, he greatly admired Xiang Yu, both as a person and as a military commander!

After getting up, he walked down the city wall and looked at the first person in front of him.

The man's left shoulder had just been bandaged, and blood was still seeping out, but he did not choose to rest; instead, he stayed close by.

"Can you tell me why you want to rebel?"

Why?

The soldier looked puzzled.

Why did I suddenly ask him such a stupid question?

He looked up at the city wall and saw Xiang Yu nod slightly before he spoke.

“I couldn’t survive. People in our village started eating people. I didn’t want to do that kind of thing, so I escaped.”

"After escaping, I heard that joining the Yellow Turban Army would guarantee me enough to eat, so I came."

Huangfu Song gave a bitter smile.

To have enough to eat, to survive.

Indeed, it is a simple reason.

But that was also a reason he couldn't refute.

He can't deprive others of their right to live and just let them obediently wait to starve to death in the village.

"Then may I ask, why do you intend to rebel?"

Huangfu Song walked towards the second person.

“The Great Teacher said he wanted to give the people of the world a glimmer of hope, and coincidentally, I also wanted to.”

"Of course, I'd rather kill those corrupt officials in the imperial court."

The second person's face was contorted with rage.

"Two consecutive years of drought have resulted in no harvest in the village. The relief grain from the imperial court has been siphoned off by corrupt officials at every level, leaving us with not a single penny. On top of that, we still have to pay our taxes in full!"

"They took all the surplus grain."

"My daughter, my wife, my mother, all starved to death!"

"I only want to kill corrupt officials and avenge them. If I can help the Great Teacher of Virtue realize his ideal world, that would be even better. If I fail in the end, it will be worth it if I have killed a lot of corrupt officials!"

revenge.

The same reasonable reasoning.

It's impossible for Huangfu Song to tell others to let go of their hatred.

Honestly, if he were in that person's shoes, he wouldn't have had a second choice.

The third person.

"What about you?"

"I?"

"I am already a dead man, General, you don't need to ask me. Go ask the people behind you."

The man smiled and declined to say more.

"A dead man? The more you say that, the more curious I become. It was the Overlord who told me to ask, so are you going to disobey his orders?"

Huangfu Song pressed for more information.

The man looked up at the city gate tower, then shook his head helplessly.

“I am a deserter, and I should be listed as a dead man in the Ministry of War’s register.”

“I once guarded the border for the Han Dynasty, but my old mother starved to death at home. She was not discovered until more than ten days later when the stench was overwhelming.”

"Is this reason enough?"

enough!

Huangfu Song covered his face and sighed deeply.

If it were him, he wouldn't make the second choice either!

So, behind his back, the imperial court had already descended into such chaos?

The fourth person.

Before Huangfu Song could ask, he spoke directly.

“When the Great Teacher of Virtue was traveling around, he provided rice soup and talisman water to the people. I followed him for several years, and he allowed me to live for several more years.”

"Without him, I would have starved to death in some remote corner long ago, so now, for his ideals, I'm here to give him back my life."

A life-saving grace is greater than heaven!

They have to pay!

The fifth person.

“The Great Teacher said that he would lead us to create a world where everyone is well-fed and clothed and where there is peace and prosperity, so I came.”

Hearing this, Huangfu Song got excited.

He finally found a point to refute!

"What if he's only after power? You can know a person's face but not their heart. How can you know what he's really thinking?"

The man merely glanced at him as if he were a fool.

“When the Great Teacher of Virtue was traveling, I followed him. Countless noble families wanted to treat him as an honored guest. If he wanted wealth and power, he could have it easily. Even among the Ten Attendants, there were followers of the Way of Peace. Do you think he would lack such things?”

"If he hadn't been so concerned about us ordinary people, he might very well have become the Grand Preceptor of the Han Dynasty!"

"Do you think he would lead us in a rebellion if it were for power?"

Were there followers of the Way of Peace among the Ten Attendants?

Huangfu Song was unsure whether this statement was credible.

But he had indeed heard that many high-ranking officials in the court were once followers of the Way of Peace.

Well, I still can't refute it.

The sixth person sensed Huangfu Song's gaze and spoke directly before Huangfu Song could ask.

“My lord, I am the only son in our village. Everyone else in the village has starved to death. The Great Teacher helped me collect their bodies, erected a tombstone for each of them, and is willing to give me a way to live. Why shouldn’t I follow him?”

Huangfu Song could not refute any of the reasons given by each person.

They all had reasons that compelled them to rebel!

Standing in each of their positions, Huangfu Song felt that he would also rebel!

So, had the Han Dynasty really become so corrupt?

He thought that the current hardship would eventually pass if he just persevered a little longer.

But now it seems that if we continue to endure this, all the people will die!

"So you all come from the same place?"

He asked with a wry smile.

Are they roughly in the same state?

Or the same county?

"I'm sorry, General, you've guessed wrong. We come from different prefectures and counties. Such things happen in every corner of the Han Dynasty. Except for Luoyang, there are people everywhere who can't survive."

The man who called himself a deserter sneered.

This is what makes them most desperate!

Not just one place, but every place except Luoyang!

Why don't these powerful men rebel?

Huangfu Song fell silent.

If they were from the same state, he could deceive himself by claiming that officials in that state colluded to embezzle the imperial court's disaster relief supplies.

But they came from all over the Han Dynasty.

How could he deceive himself into believing that the Great Han could still be saved?

It was the imperial court from beginning to end. It was the officials above who gave the people no way to live. They were forced to take this path because they knew that if they didn't rebel, they would die.

These people didn't want much at first; all they wanted was to survive!

In a daze, Huangfu Song walked back up to the city wall.

Xiang Yu looked at him quietly, without urging him.

After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly knelt down on one knee.

"I, Huangfu Song, am willing to surrender and follow the Overlord to bring peace to this world!"

To bring peace to the world and justice to the people!